Rotational abrasive flow finishing (R-AFF) process and its effects on finished surface topography

International Journal of Machine Tools and Manufacture

Volumn 50, Issue 7, 2010, Pages 637-650

  Ravi Sankar, M ^a   Jain, V K ^a   Ramkumar, J ^a  

^a INDIAN INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY KANPUR   (India)

Author keywords

Abrasive flow finishing (AFF); Al alloy, Al alloy SiC MMCs; Change in average surface roughness ( Ra); Rotational abrasive flow finishing (R AFF)

Indexed keywords

ABRASIVE GRAINS; AL ALLOY, AL ALLOY/SIC MMCS; AL ALLOYS; AVERAGE SURFACE ROUGHNESS; CROSSHATCH PATTERN; DEPTH VARIATION; EXTRUSION PRESSURE; HELICAL-PATH; HELIX ANGLES; HYDRAULIC ACTUATOR; MATERIAL REMOVAL; MATERIAL REMOVAL MECHANISMS; MATERIAL REMOVAL RATE; MATRIX; MATRIX MATERIALS; MEDIUM COMPOSITION; METAL MATRIX COMPOSITES; MICRO-CUTTING; OPTIMUM CONDITIONS; ROTATIONAL ABRASIVE FLOW FINISHING (R-AFF); ROTATIONAL SPEED; SURFACE TOPOLOGY; WORK PIECES;

ALLOYS; ALUMINUM; HATCHES; METAL EXTRUSION; METALLIC MATRIX COMPOSITES; REINFORCEMENT; SCANNING ELECTRON MICROSCOPY; SURFACE PROPERTIES; SURFACE ROUGHNESS;

ABRASIVES;

EID: 77955189452     PISSN: 08906955     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ijmachtools.2010.03.007     Document Type: Article

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